HONG KONG—Chinese search-engine giant Baidu Inc. Senior Vice President Wang Jing said Friday that the company plans to mass produce a driverless car in five years—so that babies born today won’t need a driver’s license.

Baidu, which is China’s largest search-company with 80% market share, is already testing its model on public roads in Beijing and in Wuhu, in China’s southeastern Anhui province, and in a closed testing area in Shanghai. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s Converge technology conference, Mr. Wang said...